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However, the Rangers erased the Yankees’ three-run lead in the bottom of the second, as former pinstriped prospects Josh Smith and Ezequiel Duran — traded for Joey Gallo in 2021 — had RBI knocks off Max Fried, with the latter tying the game.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Polish government considers the Volhynia and Galicia massacres a genocide, and holds Bandera equal in infamy to Nazi war criminals of the same era.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Aug. 2025
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The 2022 bare-knuckle holiday sensation Violent Night followed an embittered Santa, armed with lethal combat skills, who takes out a team of ruthless mercenaries to rescue a girl and her family.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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And to be clear, there's no extra power here, no gigantic wing that takes out flocks of birds, and no pink STI badge on the trunk.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Aug. 2025
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Terrifying beasts, murders most foul, posh French zombies and a sequel to one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The show is not just the story of the fallout after 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) murders his classmate Katie (Emilia Holliday).—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
15 Aug. 2025
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This move effectively decimates the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has conducted federal funds to NPR and PBS for nearly 60 years.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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With its 5Ah battery, the Goat mows over 5,000 square feet per charge and gets back to work after just 45 minutes of charging.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
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The flip side occurs when an area with good yields when bad weather smites the crop nationally.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
17 Aug. 2025
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That would mean extending the League One play-off to the team that finishes eighth and the League Two play-off to ninth, as four teams go up and down between Leagues One and Two.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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As things stand, there's a small chance Brown finishes his career anywhere other than Boston.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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